Authorities seeking suspect in Alderpoint homicide

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a man Friday night in Alderpoint, according to authorities.

The sheriff's office received a call at 10:51 p.m. about a man in his 50s who had been shot in the chest, according to the release. Medical personnel performed life saving efforts on the victim while taking him to a landing zone to be flown out of the area, but he succumbed to his injuries.

Humboldt County Coroner Dave Parris said the office has recovered the man's body and is waiting to hear from the sheriff's office.

"We have a tentative identification, but we aren't releasing the name yet because we haven't been able to confirm it or notify next of kin," Parris said.

The suspect's whereabouts are unknown, and the incident is under investigation by the sheriff's office and the Department of Justice, according to the release.

The sheriff's office has asked anyone with information to call the office at 445-7251 or its crime tip line at 268-2539.